Title: Stuck With You (Castilian Spanish) — Most Important Words

Spanish: pegado/a (al asfalto)
English: stuck / glued (to the asphalt)
Example (Spanish): Clara llevaba dos horas con las dos manos pegadas al asfalto.
Example (English): Clara had spent two hours with both hands stuck to the asphalt.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: aburrirse
English: to get bored
Example (Spanish): Clara también se aburría, aunque no lo iba a admitir.
Example (English): Clara was also getting bored, though she wasn't going to admit it.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: la avenida
English: avenue
Example (Spanish): El tráfico estaba parado en toda la avenida.
Example (English): The traffic was stopped all along the avenue.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: la acera
English: pavement / sidewalk
Example (Spanish): Detrás, en las aceras, se juntaba cada vez más gente.
Example (English): Behind, on the pavements, more and more people were gathering.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile phone
Example (Spanish): Había personas que solo grababan con el móvil.
Example (English): There were people who were just filming with their phones.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el coche
English: car
Example (Spanish): Los coches tocaban el claxon, una y otra vez.
Example (English): The cars honked their horns, over and over.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: sostener (una pancarta)
English: to hold (a banner / placard)
Example (Spanish): Otras personas sostenían pancartas.
Example (English): Other people were holding banners.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el traje
English: suit
Example (Spanish): Un hombre de unos cincuenta años, con traje gris, hablaba por teléfono.
Example (English): A man of about fifty, in a grey suit, was talking on the phone.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: alejarse
English: to move away
Example (Spanish): Mira cómo se aleja de todos.
Example (English): Look how he moves away from everyone.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: culpable
English: guilty
Example (Spanish): Se siente culpable por algo, y compra cosas para sentirse mejor.
Example (English): He feels guilty about something, and buys things to feel better.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: señalar
English: to point at / to
Example (Spanish): Bea señaló con la cabeza a una chica joven.
Example (English): Bea pointed with her head at a young girl.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el anuncio
English: advertisement
Example (Spanish): Y pasado mañana, un anuncio de champú.
Example (English): And the day after tomorrow, a shampoo advert.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: observar
English: to watch / observe
Example (Spanish): Solo observaba, tranquilo, como si pensara en algo.
Example (English): He just watched, calm, as if he were thinking about something.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: los compañeros
English: colleagues / companions
Example (Spanish): No se reía de los manifestantes como sus compañeros.
Example (English): He didn't laugh at the protesters like his companions did.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el tío / la tía
English: guy / bloke (here: "guy")
Example (Spanish): Otro tío con una cámara.
Example (English): Another guy with a camera.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: tirar (de algo)
English: to pull (on something)
Example (Spanish): No tires de las manos. Te vas a arrancar la piel.
Example (English): Don't pull on your hands. You're going to tear off your skin.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: empujar
English: to push
Example (Spanish): No podía levantarse. No podía empujarlo.
Example (English): She couldn't get up. She couldn't push him.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: la rodilla
English: knee
Example (Spanish): Levantó la rodilla con toda su fuerza.
Example (English): She raised her knee with all her strength.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: amenazar
English: to threaten
Example (Spanish): Parecía un hombre amenazando a otro.
Example (English): It looked like one man threatening another.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: enfadado/a
English: angry
Example (Spanish): Esperaba que el hombre corriera hacia ella, enfadado.
Example (English): She expected the man to run toward her, angry.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el vídeo
English: video (peninsular spelling, with accent)
Example (Spanish): Pero el vídeo estaba en todas partes.
Example (English): But the video was everywhere.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile phone (peninsular; not *celular*)
Example (Spanish): Su móvil no paraba de sonar.
Example (English): Her phone wouldn't stop ringing.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: una trampa
English: a trap
Example (Spanish): Es una trampa, dijo Bea esa noche, por teléfono.
Example (English): It's a trap, Bea said that night, on the phone.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: apretar (las manos)
English: to clench / squeeze (one's hands)
Example (Spanish): Apretó las manos sobre las piernas.
Example (English): She clenched her hands on her legs.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: recuperarse
English: to recover (from injury)
Example (Spanish): Víctor no ha podido venir hoy. Está recuperándose.
Example (English): Víctor couldn't come today. He's recovering.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: la pantalla
English: screen
Example (Spanish): En la pantalla grande, detrás de ellos, apareció una foto.
Example (English): On the big screen, behind them, a photo appeared.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: añadir
English: to add
Example (Spanish): Andrea esperó más, pero Mateo no añadió nada.
Example (English): Andrea waited for more, but Mateo didn't add anything.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: molestar
English: to annoy / bother
Example (Spanish): Por alguna razón eso la molestó aún más.
Example (English): For some reason that annoyed her even more.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: enfadado/a
English: angry (peninsular; es-MX often *enojado*)
Example (Spanish): La dejaba a ella como la única persona enfadada en todo el plató.
Example (English): It left her as the only angry person in the whole studio.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: rodear
English: to surround
Example (Spanish): Miró hacia todo lo que los rodeaba.
Example (English): He looked at everything that surrounded them.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: el sueldo
English: salary / pay
Example (Spanish): Mateo Cruz tenía un buen sueldo, una buena cámara y un jefe horrible.
Example (English): Mateo Cruz had a good salary, a good camera and a horrible boss.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la mentira
English: lie
Example (Spanish): Él pensaba exactamente lo mismo que ella: que todo aquello era una mentira.
Example (English): He thought exactly the same as her: that all of that was a lie.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: los valores
English: values
Example (Spanish): Era un hombre que hablaba de "valores tradicionales" todo el día.
Example (English): He was a man who talked about "traditional values" all day.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el cuarto
English: room
Example (Spanish): La oficina parecía el cuarto de un adolescente con demasiado dinero.
Example (English): The office looked like the room of a teenager with too much money.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el premio
English: prize / award
Example (Spanish): Había premios de internet en las paredes.
Example (English): There were internet awards on the walls.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: sano/a
English: healthy
Example (Spanish): Víctor estaba de pie, perfectamente sano, paseando por la oficina.
Example (English): Víctor was standing, perfectly healthy, pacing around the office.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: colgar
English: to hang up (the phone)
Example (Spanish): Colgó y miró a Mateo con una enorme sonrisa.
Example (English): He hung up and looked at Mateo with a huge smile.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el/la abogado/a
English: lawyer
Example (Spanish): Estaba hablando por teléfono con su abogado.
Example (English): He was talking on the phone with his lawyer.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile / cell phone
Example (Spanish): Le pusiste un móvil en la cara mientras estaba pegada al suelo.
Example (English): You put a phone in her face while she was stuck to the ground.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el vídeo
English: video
Example (Spanish): El vídeo del programa ya tiene dos millones de visitas.
Example (English): The video from the show already has two million views.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el coche
English: car
Example (Spanish): En el coche, sacó su móvil y miró otra vez el material.
Example (English): In the car, he took out his phone and looked at the footage again.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: mentir
English: to lie
Example (Spanish): —Todavía no lo he editado —mintió Mateo.
Example (English): "I haven't edited it yet," Mateo lied.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: servir
English: to be useful / to serve
Example (Spanish): Quita todo lo que no me sirva y deja solo lo que me hace quedar bien.
Example (English): Cut everything that isn't useful to me and leave only what makes me look good.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la bolsa
English: bag
Example (Spanish): Sacó de una bolsa un biquini pequeñísimo.
Example (English): She took a tiny bikini out of a bag.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la broma
English: joke / prank
Example (Spanish): Búscate a otra persona para tus bromas.
Example (English): Find someone else for your jokes.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: amenazar / la amenaza
English: to threaten / a threat
Example (Spanish): No lo había amenazado, como seguramente todos habían pensado.
Example (English): He had not threatened him, as everyone had surely thought.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: advertir / la advertencia
English: to warn / a warning
Example (Spanish): Le había advertido, casi gritándole al oído por encima del ruido.
Example (English): He had warned him, almost shouting in his ear over the noise.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: avisar
English: to warn / let someone know
Example (Spanish): Por eso se había acercado a Diego. No a atacarlo. A avisarle.
Example (English): That's why he had approached Diego. Not to attack him. To warn him.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: una tontería
English: a silly / trivial thing
Example (Spanish): Era una tontería, quizás. Tres segundos.
Example (English): It was a silly thing, perhaps. Three seconds.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el despacho
English: office (of a lawyer/professional)
Example (Spanish): El despacho del abogado de Víctor estaba en la planta veinte de un edificio de cristal.
Example (English): Víctor's lawyer's office was on the twentieth floor of a glass building.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: las zapatillas
English: trainers / sneakers (Sp.)
Example (Spanish): Clara llevaba sus zapatillas viejas y su única chaqueta más o menos formal.
Example (English): Clara was wearing her old sneakers and her only more or less formal jacket.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la chaqueta
English: jacket
Example (Spanish): Clara llevaba sus zapatillas viejas y su única chaqueta más o menos formal.
Example (English): Clara was wearing her old sneakers and her only more or less formal jacket.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: gratis
English: free (of charge)
Example (Spanish): Sofía era abogada, joven, y ayudaba gratis a activistas como Clara.
Example (English): Sofía was a lawyer, young, and she helped activists like Clara for free.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: firmar
English: to sign
Example (Spanish): Ellos piden mucho dinero, nosotras decimos que no, y nos vamos. No firmes nada.
Example (English): They ask for a lot of money, we say no, and we leave. Don't sign anything.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la madera
English: wood
Example (Spanish): Entraron en una sala enorme, con una mesa larguísima de madera oscura.
Example (English): They entered a huge room, with a very long table of dark wood.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el letrado / el abogado
English: lawyer / counsel
Example (Spanish): Un señor mayor, de traje carísimo, era el abogado, el letrado Fuentes.
Example (English): An older man, in an expensive suit, was the lawyer, counsel Fuentes.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la cantidad
English: amount / quantity
Example (Spanish): Era una cantidad de dinero tan alta que Clara sintió que le faltaba el aire.
Example (English): It was an amount of money so high that Clara felt she couldn't breathe.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: acompañar
English: to accompany / come with
Example (Spanish): Acompáñeme, por favor. Es solo un momento.
Example (English): Come with me, please. It's just a moment.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el acuerdo
English: agreement / deal
Example (Spanish): La reunión terminó veinte minutos después, sin ningún acuerdo.
Example (English): The meeting ended twenty minutes later, without any agreement.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el pasillo
English: hallway / corridor
Example (Spanish): En el pasillo, junto al ascensor, Clara se encontró otra vez con Mateo.
Example (English): In the hallway, next to the elevator, Clara ran into Mateo again.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el ascensor
English: lift / elevator (Sp.)
Example (Spanish): En el pasillo, junto al ascensor, Clara se encontró otra vez con Mateo.
Example (English): In the hallway, next to the elevator, Clara ran into Mateo again.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el piso
English: apartment / flat (Sp.)
Example (Spanish): Al final cerró el ordenador y salió de su piso.
Example (English): In the end he closed the computer and left his apartment.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el ordenador
English: computer (Sp.)
Example (Spanish): Llevaba tres horas delante del ordenador.
Example (English): He had been in front of the computer for three hours.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el vídeo
English: video
Example (Spanish): A las once de la noche, Mateo todavía no había editado el vídeo.
Example (English): At eleven at night, Mateo still hadn't edited the video.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el camarero
English: waiter / barman
Example (Spanish): Cuatro pinchos de tortilla, jefe, le dijo al camarero.
Example (English): Four tortilla snacks, boss, he said to the waiter.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: sencillo/a
English: simple
Example (Spanish): Era un sistema sencillo y siempre funcionaba.
Example (English): It was a simple system and it always worked.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el cumplido
English: compliment
Example (Spanish): No era un cumplido. Sigues trabajando para él.
Example (English): It wasn't a compliment. You still work for him.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: callado/a
English: quiet / silent
Example (Spanish): Mateo se quedó callado un momento.
Example (English): Mateo stayed quiet for a moment.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el muro
English: wall
Example (Spanish): Un sitio grande, con muros para escalar, camas elásticas.
Example (English): A big place, with walls to climb, trampolines.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: escalar
English: to climb
Example (Spanish): Un sitio grande, con muros para escalar.
Example (English): A big place, with walls to climb.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: traicionar
English: to betray
Example (Spanish): Perdía el trabajo. Traicionaba a Rafa.
Example (English): He would lose his job. He would betray Rafa.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el timbre
English: doorbell
Example (Spanish): El timbre sonó a las nueve de la mañana.
Example (English): The doorbell rang at nine in the morning.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la repartidora / el repartidor
English: delivery person
Example (Spanish): Era una repartidora, con una gorra y una caja pequeña en las manos.
Example (English): It was a delivery woman, with a cap and a small box in her hands.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la gorra
English: cap
Example (Spanish): Llevaba una gorra y una caja pequeña en las manos.
Example (English): She was wearing a cap and had a small box in her hands.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la marca
English: brand
Example (Spanish): Una caja sin nombre, sin marca, solo marrón y anónima.
Example (English): A box with no name, no brand, just brown and anonymous.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: soltar
English: to let go of / release
Example (Spanish): Pero antes de soltarla, hizo algo raro.
Example (English): But before letting go of it, she did something strange.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el paquete
English: parcel / package
Example (Spanish): No esperaba ningún paquete.
Example (English): She wasn't expecting any package.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la bolsa
English: bag
Example (Spanish): Cada uno estaba en su bolsa de plástico.
Example (English): Each one was in its own plastic bag.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: matar
English: to kill
Example (Spanish): Te voy a matar, Bea.
Example (English): I'm going to kill you, Bea.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile / cell phone (peninsular; Lat. Am. *el celular*)
Example (Spanish): Bea, muerta de risa, con el móvil en la mano.
Example (English): Bea, dying of laughter, with her phone in her hand.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la mochila
English: backpack
Example (Spanish): Agarró su mochila y salió corriendo.
Example (English): She grabbed her backpack and ran out.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el salón
English: living room (peninsular; Lat. Am. *la sala*)
Example (Spanish): Empujó la caja sobre la mesa del salón.
Example (English): She pushed the box onto the living room table.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: prestado/a
English: borrowed / lent
Example (Spanish): Eran un local viejo prestado.
Example (English): It was an old borrowed space.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la carpeta
English: folder
Example (Spanish): Estaba Mateo Cruz, con una carpeta en la mano.
Example (English): Mateo Cruz was there, with a folder in his hand.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el despacho
English: office (esp. a lawyer's / professional office)
Example (Spanish): Documentos para tu abogada, del despacho del abogado Fuentes.
Example (English): Documents for your lawyer, from lawyer Fuentes's office.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el abogado / la abogada
English: lawyer (peninsular for "Lic."/*licenciado* — no honorific)
Example (Spanish): Son documentos para tu abogada.
Example (English): They are documents for your lawyer.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la acera
English: pavement / sidewalk (peninsular; Mex. *la banqueta*)
Example (Spanish): La esperó fuera, en la acera, apoyado en la pared.
Example (English): He waited for her outside, on the sidewalk, leaning against the wall.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el banco
English: bench (here; also "bank")
Example (Spanish): Se sentaron los dos en un banco.
Example (English): They both sat down on a bench.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la trampa
English: trap / trick
Example (Spanish): Te voy a hacer una pregunta. Y no es una trampa.
Example (English): I'm going to ask you a question. And it's not a trick.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: pertenecer (a)
English: to belong (to)
Example (Spanish): ¿O te importa, sobre todo, pertenecer a algo?
Example (English): Or do you care, above all, about belonging to something?
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: agacharse
English: to crouch / bend down
Example (Spanish): Se agachó junto al viejecito y le puso una mano en el hombro.
Example (English): He crouched next to the little old man and put a hand on his shoulder.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: recoger
English: to pick up / gather
Example (Spanish): Empezó a recoger las castañas, una por una.
Example (English): He began to pick up the chestnuts, one by one.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: encajar
English: to fit
Example (Spanish): No encajaba con el hombre que ella había decidido que era.
Example (English): It didn't fit with the man she had decided he was.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la sombra
English: shadow
Example (Spanish): Esa sombra en su cara. Esa cosa que él guardaba dentro.
Example (English): That shadow on his face. That thing he kept inside.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: atreverse (a)
English: to dare (to)
Example (Spanish): Había una pregunta peor, una que no se atrevía a decir en voz alta.
Example (English): There was a worse question, one he didn't dare say out loud.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el seguidor / la seguidora
English: follower (esp. on social media)
Example (Spanish): Víctor hablaba a sus seguidores del otro lado de la pantalla.
Example (English): Víctor was talking to his followers on the other side of the screen.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la libreta
English: notebook
Example (Spanish): Lucía bajó la cabeza y escribió en su libreta.
Example (English): Lucía lowered her head and wrote in her notebook.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: aguantar
English: to put up with / endure
Example (Spanish): Era la que aguantaba todo sin decir nada.
Example (English): She was the one who put up with everything without saying anything.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la prueba
English: proof / evidence
Example (Spanish): Y él tenía la prueba guardada, a un clic de distancia.
Example (English): And he had the proof saved, one click away.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el mueble
English: piece of furniture
Example (Spanish): La movió hacia la cámara, como si fuera un mueble.
Example (English): He moved her toward the camera, as if she were a piece of furniture.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el ingreso
English: income
Example (Spanish): Si mandaba el vídeo, perdía el único ingreso que tenía.
Example (English): If he sent the video, he would lose the only income he had.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el daño
English: harm / damage
Example (Spanish): Esa loca de las pancartas va a pagar todo: el daño, el cuello, mi sufrimiento.
Example (English): That crazy woman with the banners is going to pay for everything: the damage, the neck, my suffering.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el sillón
English: armchair
Example (Spanish): —Ven —dijo Víctor, dejándose caer en el sillón.
Example (English): "Come here," Víctor said, dropping into the armchair.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: temblar
English: to tremble / shake
Example (Spanish): Mateo vio que la mano le temblaba un poco.
Example (English): Mateo saw that her hand was trembling a little.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el reflejo
English: reflection
Example (Spanish): Esperó a que Víctor se distrajera con su propio reflejo en la pantalla.
Example (English): He waited for Víctor to get distracted by his own reflection on the screen.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la batería
English: battery
Example (Spanish): Le digo que te he mandado a por unas baterías.
Example (English): I'll tell him I sent you to get some batteries.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el archivo
English: file (digital)
Example (Spanish): El mismo archivo era una verdad o una mentira, según dónde empezara el vídeo.
Example (English): The same file was a truth or a lie, depending on where the video started.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el ratón
English: mouse (computer)
Example (Spanish): Quitó la mano del ratón.
Example (English): He took his hand off the mouse.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: despreciar
English: to despise
Example (Spanish): Se quedó en el estudio vacío de un hombre al que despreciaba.
Example (English): He stayed in the empty studio of a man he despised.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el alquiler
English: rent
Example (Spanish): Condujo hacia el trabajo que pagaba el alquiler.
Example (English): He drove toward the job that paid the rent.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el ordenador
English: computer (Spain)
Example (Spanish): Esa noche Mateo se quedó solo frente a su ordenador.
Example (English): That night Mateo stayed alone in front of his computer.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile / cell phone (Spain)
Example (Spanish): Víctor estaba en el centro, con el móvil en la mano, grabándose.
Example (English): Víctor was in the center, with the phone in his hand, filming himself.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el mensaje
English: message / text
Example (Spanish): El mensaje llegó a las diez de la noche.
Example (English): The message arrived at ten at night.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la acera
English: sidewalk / pavement
Example (Spanish): Clara lo leyó tres veces, parada en la acera.
Example (English): Clara read it three times, standing on the sidewalk.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el coche
English: car
Example (Spanish): Un coche se detuvo frente a su edificio.
Example (English): A car stopped in front of her building.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: conducir
English: to drive
Example (Spanish): No pasaba cerca; conduje hasta aquí.
Example (English): I wasn't passing nearby; I drove all the way here.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la sombra
English: shadow (here: the thing he's hiding)
Example (Spanish): Algo cruzó la cara de Mateo, esa sombra otra vez.
Example (English): Something crossed Mateo's face, that shadow again.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: ojalá
English: I wish / if only (+ subjunctive)
Example (Spanish): Ojalá las cosas fueran más fáciles de lo que son.
Example (English): If only things were easier than they are.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la pared
English: wall
Example (Spanish): Ahí estaba de nuevo esa pared entre los dos.
Example (English): There it was again, that wall between the two of them.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: sensato/a
English: sensible
Example (Spanish): Cerrar la puerta era lo sensato.
Example (English): Closing the door was the sensible thing to do.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el piso
English: flat / apartment
Example (Spanish): El piso era pequeño y cálido, lleno de libros.
Example (English): The flat was small and warm, full of books.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el salón
English: living room
Example (Spanish): Mateo estaba de pie junto a la mesa del salón.
Example (English): Mateo was standing next to the living room table.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: hervir
English: to boil
Example (Spanish): El agua hervía, pero Clara no la oía.
Example (English): The water was boiling, but Clara didn't hear it.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: vale
English: OK / all right (peninsular)
Example (Spanish): Fue una broma. ¿Vale?
Example (English): It was a joke. OK?
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: asentir
English: to nod (in agreement)
Example (Spanish): Mateo asintió, muy serio, como si lo pensara de verdad.
Example (English): Mateo nodded, very serious, as if he really meant it.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: juzgar (no juzgues)
English: to judge (don't judge)
Example (Spanish): Y no juzgues el piso.
Example (English): And don't judge the flat.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la madrugada
English: the small hours (after midnight, before dawn)
Example (Spanish): Cuando Clara despertó, era de madrugada y estaba sola.
Example (English): When Clara woke up, it was the small hours and she was alone.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile / cell phone
Example (Spanish): Ni una nota, ni un mensaje en el móvil.
Example (English): Not a note, not a message on the phone.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la certeza
English: certainty
Example (Spanish): Por primera vez, su certeza no la hizo sentir fuerte.
Example (English): For the first time, her certainty didn't make her feel strong.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: agarrar
English: to grip / take hold (here: for glue to "set/grab")
Example (Spanish): Tienes que esperar a que agarre el pegamento.
Example (English): You have to wait for the glue to set.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el cuchillo
English: knife
Example (Spanish): La palabra le salió como un cuchillo.
Example (English): The word came out of her like a knife.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el gesto
English: gesture
Example (Spanish): La mano bajaba otra vez, ese gesto de siempre, defendiendo su caso.
Example (English): Her hand came down again, that same old gesture, defending her case.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: tirar (de)
English: to pull / tug (on)
Example (Spanish): Clara tiró de la mano. No pasó nada.
Example (English): Clara pulled at her hand. Nothing happened.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el pasillo
English: hallway / corridor
Example (Spanish): Lo empujó con el hombro hacia el pasillo.
Example (English): She pushed him toward the hallway with her shoulder.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: fingir
English: to pretend / fake
Example (Spanish): Toda Rebelión Verde fingía, malísimamente, no mirar.
Example (English): All of Rebelión Verde pretended, terribly, not to look.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: arrancar
English: to rip / tear off
Example (Spanish): No te voy a arrancar la piel de la mano por ti, Cruz.
Example (English): I'm not going to tear the skin off my hand for you, Cruz.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: la tela
English: fabric / cloth
Example (Spanish): La mano se queda pegada a la tela.
Example (English): The hand stays stuck to the fabric.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el cinturón
English: belt
Example (Spanish): Él se desabrochaba el cinturón con una mano.
Example (English): He was unfastening his belt with one hand.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: colgar
English: to hang
Example (Spanish): Clara se quedó con los pantalones colgando de la palma, como una bandera ridícula.
Example (English): Clara stood there with the trousers hanging from her palm, like a ridiculous flag.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: la carpeta
English: folder
Example (Spanish): Abrió la carpeta sin nombre.
Example (English): He opened the folder with no name.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: asustado/a
English: frightened / scared
Example (Spanish): Solo un hombre asustado protegiéndose.
Example (English): Just a frightened man protecting himself.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: arrastrar
English: to drag
Example (Spanish): Despacio, arrastró el archivo a la papelera.
Example (English): Slowly, he dragged the file to the trash.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el juicio
English: trial
Example (Spanish): El juicio era el lunes.
Example (English): The trial was on Monday.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: entregar
English: to hand over / submit
Example (Spanish): Mi abogado dice que tenemos que entregarlo.
Example (English): My lawyer says we have to hand it over.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el alquiler
English: rent
Example (Spanish): Pensó en el alquiler, en tres años de su vida.
Example (English): He thought about the rent, about three years of his life.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: vaciar
English: to empty
Example (Spanish): Hizo clic en vaciar la papelera.
Example (English): He clicked on empty the trash.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el alivio
English: relief
Example (Spanish): No sintió alivio.
Example (English): He felt no relief.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el ordenador
English: computer *(peninsular; Lat. Am.* la computadora*)*
Example (Spanish): Mateo se sentó frente al ordenador.
Example (English): Mateo sat down in front of the computer.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el móvil
English: mobile phone *(peninsular; Lat. Am.* el celular*)*
Example (Spanish): Miraba el móvil cada diez segundos.
Example (English): He looked at his phone every ten seconds.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: arrepentirse
English: to regret / have second thoughts
Example (Spanish): Copió el vídeo sin pensarlo demasiado para no arrepentirse.
Example (English): He copied the video without thinking about it too much so he wouldn't have second thoughts.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: el cristal
English: glass *(here: a glassy, expensive office)*
Example (Spanish): Nada de planta veinte ni de cristal.
Example (English): None of that twentieth-floor, glass-walled stuff.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: el letrero
English: sign / notice
Example (Spanish): En la puerta había un letrero impreso en casa.
Example (English): On the door there was a sign printed at home.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: ensayar
English: to rehearse / practise
Example (Spanish): Toda la mañana había ensayado cómo decir esto.
Example (English): All morning he had rehearsed how to say this.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: agarrar
English: to grab / grip
Example (Spanish): La agarra mientras ella está en el suelo.
Example (English): He grabs her while she is on the ground.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: sumar
English: to add up
Example (Spanish): Lo miró largo rato, como quien suma números y no le gusta el resultado.
Example (English): She looked at him for a long while, like someone adding up numbers and not liking the result.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: ingenuo/a
English: naive
Example (Spanish): Sofía lo miró como si la pregunta fuera ingenua.
Example (English): Sofía looked at him as if the question were naive.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: el autobús
English: bus
Example (Spanish): Las había repetido en el autobús, en la cama, en la ducha.
Example (English): She had repeated them on the bus, in bed, in the shower.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: la ducha
English: shower
Example (Spanish): Las había repetido en el autobús, en la cama, en la ducha.
Example (English): She had repeated them on the bus, in bed, in the shower.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: el vacío
English: emptiness / void
Example (Spanish): Solo había un vacío raro, como cuando empujas una puerta que estaba abierta.
Example (English): There was only a strange emptiness, like when you push a door that was already open.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: el rincón
English: corner *(of a room)*
Example (Spanish): Sofía la llevó a un rincón, lejos de la gente.
Example (English): Sofía took her to a corner, away from the people.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: agacharse
English: to crouch / bend down
Example (Spanish): Vio a Víctor agacharse sobre ella con el móvil en alto.
Example (English): She saw Víctor crouch over her with his phone held high.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: siquiera
English: even *(not even)*
Example (Spanish): La empujó sin mirarla, sin verla siquiera.
Example (English): He shoved her without looking at her, without even seeing her.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: la certeza
English: certainty
Example (Spanish): Y con una certeza fría, supo que esa noche ya no era suya.
Example (English): And with cold certainty, she knew that night was no longer hers.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: ligero/a
English: light *(in weight; here, unburdened)*
Example (Spanish): Pensó que el día que se cayera la demanda iba a despertarse ligera.
Example (English): She thought that the day the lawsuit was dropped she would wake up feeling light.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: la piedra
English: stone *(here, the weight on her)*
Example (Spanish): La piedra seguía ahí; solo que ahora no tenía nombre.
Example (English): The stone was still there; only now it had no name.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: la rabia
English: rage / fury
Example (Spanish): Había sido un ruido constante: papeles, llamadas, la rabia, el miedo.
Example (English): It had been a constant noise: papers, calls, the rage, the fear.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: ensayar
English: to rehearse / practice
Example (Spanish): Pensaba en las frases que ensayaba para el juicio que nunca pasó.
Example (English): She thought about the phrases she had rehearsed for the trial that never happened.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: tapar
English: to cover / drown out *(a sound)*
Example (Spanish): Ese ruido le había tapado otro, uno más viejo y más callado.
Example (English): That noise had covered another one, an older and quieter one.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: soltar
English: to let drop / blurt out
Example (Spanish): Rafa soltó en una comida que Mateo se había peleado con Víctor.
Example (English): Rafa let it drop at a lunch that Mateo had had a fight with Víctor.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: escalar
English: to climb
Example (Spanish): Paredes para escalar, dijo Rafa, y algo de un túnel de viento.
Example (English): Walls to climb, said Rafa, and something about a wind tunnel.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: saltar
English: to jump / bounce
Example (Spanish): Se fue a construir un sitio para que la gente saltara y se riera.
Example (English): He went off to build a place for people to jump and laugh.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: empujar
English: to push / shove
Example (Spanish): La empujó a un rincón de la cabeza, junto a otras preguntas incómodas.
Example (English): She pushed it into a corner of her mind, alongside other uncomfortable questions.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: el cartón
English: cardboard
Example (Spanish): La sede olía a café malo y a cartón.
Example (English): The headquarters smelled of bad coffee and cardboard.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: pegar
English: to stick / to paste
Example (Spanish): Diego estaba en el rincón de siempre, pegando etiquetas en unos cubos nuevos.
Example (English): Diego was in his usual corner, sticking labels on some new buckets.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: el cubo
English: bucket *(peninsular; Lat. Am.* la cubeta*)*
Example (Spanish): Diego estaba pegando etiquetas en unos cubos nuevos.
Example (English): Diego was sticking labels on some new buckets.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: la rabia
English: rage / fury
Example (Spanish): Ya no tenía demanda, ni rabia que la mantuviera ocupada.
Example (English): She no longer had a lawsuit, nor rage to keep her busy.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: avisar
English: to warn / to let someone know
Example (Spanish): No me amenazó, me estaba avisando.
Example (English): He didn't threaten me, he was warning me.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: el tío
English: guy / bloke *(peninsular informal; Lat. Am.* el cuate*)*
Example (Spanish): Ese tío te estaba cuidando.
Example (English): That guy was looking out for you.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: taparse
English: to cover (oneself / one's face)
Example (Spanish): Se tapó la cara con las manos.
Example (English): She covered her face with her hands.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: la manifestación
English: demonstration / protest
Example (Spanish): Había una manifestación en la Castellana, y Clara no estaba pegada al suelo.
Example (English): There was a demonstration on the Castellana, and Clara was not stuck to the ground.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: la acera
English: sidewalk / pavement
Example (Spanish): Estaba de pie, en la acera, con las manos libres, mirando desde la orilla.
Example (English): She was standing, on the sidewalk, with her hands free, watching from the edge.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: la orilla
English: edge / side
Example (Spanish): Miraba desde la orilla como cualquier persona que pasa.
Example (English): She watched from the edge like any passerby.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: la camiseta
English: T-shirt
Example (Spanish): Estaba cerca de un grupo de jóvenes con camisetas de otra organización.
Example (English): He was near a group of young people in T-shirts of another organization.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: fingir
English: to pretend / feign
Example (Spanish): Clara entrecerró los ojos, fingiendo que pensaba.
Example (English): Clara narrowed her eyes, pretending to think.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: insoportable
English: unbearable
Example (Spanish): Insoportable. No sé cómo lo aguanta su novia.
Example (English): Unbearable. I don't know how his girlfriend puts up with him.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: estrenar
English: to use/wear for the first time; to premiere
Example (Spanish): No la he estrenado con nadie. Te estaba esperando.
Example (English): I haven't broken it in with anyone. I was waiting for you.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: subirse
English: to climb up / get up onto
Example (Spanish): Mateo se subió a la plataforma y dio media vuelta en el aire.
Example (English): Mateo climbed up onto the platform and did a half-turn in the air.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: la lámpara
English: lamp
Example (Spanish): La siguió besando con la misma calma con que apagaba la lámpara antes de dormir.
Example (English): He kept kissing her with the same calm with which he turned off the lamp before sleeping.
Chapter: Epilogue